How to Become a Candidate Master

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How to Become a Candidate Master

Post by John Upham » Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:08 pm

Richard James has reviewed the 2020 edition of How to Become a Candidate Master: A Practical Guide to Take Your Chess to the Next Level

by FM Alex Dunne

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Re: How to Become a Candidate Master

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:10 pm

One of the less enthusiastic reviews recently, even if not a total thumbs down.

I do certainly agree that either you update a "classic" book properly, or simply re-release it as it was originally - warts and all.

Half-cocked and incomplete "revisions" really are the worst of all worlds.
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Re: How to Become a Candidate Master

Post by John Upham » Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:14 pm

Matt Mackenzie wrote:
Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:10 pm
One of the less enthusiastic reviews recently, even if not a total thumbs down.

I do certainly agree that either you update a "classic" book properly, or simply re-release it as it was originally - warts and all.

Half-cocked and incomplete "revisions" really are the worst of all worlds.
On that theme it might be worth comparing the various so-called "Editions" of Flank Openings.

See what differences you can deduce between editions : good luck!
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Re: How to Become a Candidate Master

Post by Simon Rogers » Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:20 pm

Alex sadly died on 16th January 2023 at the age of 81, after an extended illness. He passed away at home in Sayre, Pennsylvania, USA.

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